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Dispute Resolution: Commercial Chancery - UK
Strengths
Ewan has a lot of gravitas and is a very powerful advocate. If you want to intimidate the other side, he is the silk you think of because of the way he commands the courtroom.
Ewan is absolutely brilliant and truly eminent.
Dispute Resolution: Commercial - UK
Strengths
Ewan is an absolutely brilliant advocate. He is one of the finest minds at the Bar for commercial litigation, enforcement or equity and trusts matters.
A heavyweight KC whose leadership of cases is outstanding and whose anticipation of what tribunals are thinking about is truly impressive. He is able to reply persuasively to any points put to him.
He has very good presence and puts clients at ease.
Offshore (Bar) - UK
Individual Editorial
Ewan McQuater KC has a strong commercial chancery practice and is noted for his strength in banking disputes. He frequently acts for liquidators and has substantial experience handling high-profile, high-value cases. His practice has led him to matters in the Cayman Islands and the Middle East.
Strengths
Ewan has got a lot of gravitas. He commands the courtroom and is a very powerful advocate.
Ewan produces fantastic legal submissions.
Restructuring/Insolvency - UK
Individual Editorial
Ewan McQuater KC is a renowned barrister who is regularly instructed in big-ticket insolvency cases. His broader areas of associated expertise include commercial dispute resolution and civil fraud, among others. He is adept at handling matters with an offshore slant, regularly appearing in courts in the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and the Isle of Man.
Strengths
Ewan is very hardworking but also clear in his thinking and strategy and is an excellent advocate.
One of his real strengths is big trials, trial strategy and the cross-examination that comes with that.
Ewan is an absolutely brilliant advocate, he is super smart, laser-focused and knowledgeable on all the technical aspects of the law.